Railway-tie and brace.



E. BORGER.

RALLWAY TIE AND BRACE. APPLICATION FILED1 JULY 2, ma

Patented July l, 19123..

ERASTUS BORGER, OF 'KUNKLETOWN, PENNSYLVANIA.

RAILWAY-.TIE AND BRACE.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented July 1 1913.

Application filed July 2, 1912. Serial No. 707,334.

To all .fw/mm 1' t may concern:

citizen-of the United States, residing at Kunkletown, in the county of Monroe and Staterof Pennsylvania, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Railway-Ties and Braces, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to railway ties and braces and more particularly to that class of such devices which are formed partly or wholly of metal.

It is the primary aim of the invention to provide a metallic' tie and rail brace so constructed that the rails supported thereby may yield to the same degree as if supported by the ordinary wooden tie. In this respect, the invention aims to provide a more practical device of this type than those which have before been proposed, inasmuch as metallic ties and securing'devices as ordinarily constructed, hold the rails so rigidly as to not only. occasion considerable noise as a train passes thereover, lbut prevent any yielding whatsoever of the rails.

Another aim of the invention is to so construct the rail bracing members that the rail will be firmly supported against lateral displacement, although itmay yield above stated, when weight is imposed upon it.

The inventionV further aims to provide a metallic tie structure embodying novel means for preventing its lateral displaceme'nt in the road bed.

For a full understanding of the invention reference is to be. had to the following description and accompanying drawing, in which l Figure 1 is a perspective view of one end of a railway tie constructed in accordance with the present invention. Fig. 2 is an end elevation of the tie. Fig. 3 is a vertical longitudinal sectional view through one end thereof. I Fig. 4; is a side elevation of one end of the tie arranged for use in a straight line 0f track.

Corresponding and like parts are referred to in the following description and indicated in all the views of the accompanying I drawing by the same reference characters.

Inthe drawing the tie i s illustrated as formed from stout sheet meta which is shaped up to form a channeled body the bottom of which is indicated by the numeral 1 and the sides by the numeral 2, the body being open at its endsi .j

As shown in the drawing the sides 2 occupy planes at right angles to the body 1 which is horizontal and each side is provided at its edge with a horizontal projecting flange 3 which flanges serve as supports for the rails which are mounted Yupon tht` tie. The bottom 1 of the body is formed` in each end with an integral downwardly projecting flange 11 which, when the tie is disposed within the ballast of the road bed is embedded in the ballast and serves to prevent lateral displacement of the tie.

In addition to being Asupported by the flanges 3, the rails which are indicated in the drawings by the numeral 5 rest at their base flanges upon blocks 5 of wood, which are disposed within the channel of the tio body, one adjacent each end thereof, these blocks being of a width to fillY the channel and being preferably slightly higher than the channel is deep so that their upper sldes will be located in a plane slightlyv above the planes of the upper sides of the flanges 3.

Each ofthe rail braces forming a part of' the present invention is constructed from a suitable heavy sheet metal blank and each includes a body which is indicated in general by the reference numeral 6 and which is preferably cut away at its lateral edges as at 7 to permit of the seatin and removal of certain securing devices wh1ch will be presently described. This body 6 is vformed at its upper inner end with a 'flange 8 which projects downwardly and is located in substantially a vertical plane and has an eX- tension 9 which prpjects beneaththe body 6 and is located in'- a plane approximately parallel to the plane occupied by the said body. l j

By referring to Figs. 1, 3 and4 of the drawing, it will be observed that the brace is to be disposed with its flange 8 bearing against the side of -thel web of the rail, the upper edge of the flange resting directly beneath the head of the rail and the lower edge thereof resting in the angle formed between the upper face of the base flange and the web. The portion 9 ofthe flange 8 bears directly upon the upper face of the bas'e flange and preferably projects at its free edge slightly beyond the edge of the said Hange, as clearly shown in Figs. 3 and 4. It

lwill be observed from an inspection of these heads 13 somewhat similar infform to thehead of an ordinary railroad spike. -Each of-these wedge-bolts is formed with a slot 14 through which may be driven a Wedge 15 for a purpose which will be presently explained. To receive the Wedge-shaped bolt-s 12 cach flange 3 of the tie body is formed adjacent to the rail base with a slot 16 and after the wedge-shaped bolts have been driven through these slots 16, the

wedges or keys 15 are driven into vplace and vbear against the under sideof the flange 3.

The Wedges 15 serve to draw the heads 13 of the bolts 12 firmly down upon the flange' portions 9 thereby causing these portions to firmly bind against the upper side of the base fia-nge of the rail. v

It will be observed from an inspection of Figs.' 1 and' 2 of the drawingv that the porare formed with registering openings 17 and tions .of the body 6 at each side ofthe tongue 1 1 rest upon theupper sides' of the 'flanges 3 and these said portions of the said flanges 18 respectively. ne of the bolts 12 driven through each set of'slots 17 and 18 so that the head of the bolt will be brought to bear firmly upon the upper side of the body 6 and the bolts are secured in place by 'means of wedges 15, as before described.

It will be observed from inspection of Figs. 3 and t of the drawing that the under sides of the head of the bolts are inclined and that they bear` directlylupon the upper sideof the body G-or the lflange portion 9 thereof, as the case may be.

It will be apparent that by cutting away the edges of the body 6, as at 7, the bolts 12 which secure the flange portion 9 may be readily driven into lace or removed.

' Then Vthe tie an Afor supporting and holding the rails of a straight line'of track, it is vonly necessary to provide but a single oneof the braces on eac-hv tieY for each rail, the brace being disposed at the outer side of the rai1,vas shown in F ig. 4 of the drawinggalthough when employed in vconnection with rails at curves it is preferable that two of the braces be braces are to be usedA yield-to a slight but desireddeg'ree when subjected to lateral thrust by the wheels of a' car passing over them;

Itwill also be understoodthat by reason of the -factthat the lateral edges of the 'tongues 11 engagea-gainst the 'inner faces of the walls" 2of the` channel, the bolts 12 which secure t-he'spaced portions of the brace will be relievedof strain to a' certain degree and the'brace will be securely held lrear displacement upon the f against front to tie body. Havin thus described `the invention, what is claime 1. In a device of tliejfclass described, a.

channeled tie body having its upper edges provided withl laterally extending flanges, rail securing means extending through said flanges, a rail'supportingsleeper block dislposed vwithin the channel' of the body and provided with upwardly-extending' anges,

a rail brace resting on said flanges, a sleeper block .disposed withinI the channel of the body and 'arranged to'supp'or't the rail, and

ldisconnected from thefrailfand means interposed between the 'sidewalls of' the tie" means dependingv from the brace and interposed between-the side Walls for" yieldably movement.

105 holding the sleeper block against lateral 3.- In a device of the` class described,` a channeled tie body havingits upper edges ranged to brace the opposite sides of the Y rail, a rail supporting sleeper block disposed wit-hin the channel of the body and disconnected from the rail, and a resilient tongue depending from said braces and bearing. l

' yieldably against the opposite ends of the sleeper block.

5. In a device of the class described, a

eli'pnneled tie-body, the body being provided t the upper edges of its Walls with flanges, 'a rail brace comprising a body having spaced attaching portions resting upon the said flanges and secured in place thereon, the said body being inclined upwardly from its said attaching portions and provided with a flange arranged to bear against one side of the web and the upper side of one base-flangc of a rail to be held, and means securing the base-flange of the body to the flanges of the tie-body.

6. In device of the class described, a channeled tie-body, the body being provided at the upper edges of its walls with flanges, a rail brace comprising a body having spaced attaching 'portions resting upon the said flanges and secured in place thereon, the said body being inclined upwardly from its said attaching portions and provided with a flange arranged tobear against one side of the web and the upper side of one baseflange of a rail to be held, means securing the base-flange of the body to the flanges of the tie-body, a rail supporting sleeper-block disposed within the channel of the body, and a yieldable tongue projecting downwardly from the body of the base between the attachng portions thereof and bearing against the end of the said sleeper-block and yieldably holding the same against lengthwise movement within ,the channel.

7. In a device of the class described, a channeled tie-body having laterally extending langes, a rail-brace resting on said flanges, a rail supporting sleeper-block disposed within the channel of the body, and disconnected from the body, and a yieldable tongue projecting downwardly and inwardly at an angle from the brace and into the channel of the tie-body and bearing against the end of the sleeper-block.

In testimony whereof I affix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

ERASTUS BURGER. [n sf] Witnesses:

J D. YOAKLEY, SAMUEL N. ACKER. 

